Hardin County Education Association Vice President and James T. Alton Middle School science teacher Lawson Barger says literacy is important for school, but its importance extends everywhere.
“If you can get a kid to love reading, then you build a lifelong learner and a lifelong reader, and it can help grow their mind and their heart,” Barger said.
The HCEA will be hosting their annual Read Across America event this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Central Hardin High School cafeteria.
Barger says Read Across America celebrates the works of many diverse authors across the country and abroad.
“We have a lot of activity tables, and they’re all based around the books that we will have read by many community members at the event,” Barger said. “Those activities can be anything from learning how to use chopsticks, based on a book called Watercress, to another book called The Water Keepers, and we will have Hardin County Water District No. 2 distributing water bottles to all the attendees.”
Food trucks will be on hand, and the event will feature door prizes and book giveaways for students.
“The event is open to any and all community members,” Barger said. “We invite families of all shapes and sizes.”
Find the event page for Saturday’s event on the Hardin County Education Association’s Facebook page.
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